new intake manifold, cam?

[govtmule]

i bought my car not too long ago and the guy i bought it from said it had a cam he didnt know what size it was or anything, as far as i can tell it has one because of a rough idle and sound. I am planning on getting a Trick Flow street heat intake soon and i was wondering if this would "wake up" the cam more? because i figure its not doin much as it sits with nothing done on the intake side of the car

 

[BlackVert]

if you have the stock intake, then it will wake it up quite a bit, because the stock intake (especially the lower) is the most restrictive part of the intake track.

i have the trick flow "street heat" intake and i am very happy with it. i got mine at summit racing for $400.

i don't know why they previous owner would just do a cam without doing anything else. that just doesn't make much sense.

 

[revhead347]

The exhaust ports are the most restrictive part of the engine. If you take the heads off and clean out the ports that will make a big difference.

Kurt

 

[Mrgreen94gt]

i don't know why they previous owner would just do a cam without doing anything else. that just doesn't make much sense.

A lot of people have no real sense when it comes to modding cars. I've heard of a lot of people sticking a big, or just slightly bigger, cam in stock cars and expecting big gains. Unless it's an LS1, they tend to get nothing but a lumpy idle and weak low end. It's right up there with the people who think they have the baddest car around because they got some headers .

 

[Joes95GT]

It's right up there with the people who think they have the baddest car around because they got some headers .

Or the hillbilly around the corner from me that races his Dodge 1500 because it's got a (junk ass) Hemi in it.

Yeah, it's pretty fast pal...

Joe

 

[govtmule]

yeah i didnt really understand his logic with just putting in the cam but i was hopeing the intake would help it some cause theres not much i can do about it being in there cause i dont have the stock HO cam

 

[VIPERn94Five-0]

The exhaust ports are the most restrictive part of the engine. If you take the heads off and clean out the ports that will make a big difference.

Kurt

the lower Intake is more restrictive than the stock heads....


Anthony